ID clarification and Croaking

[MagickTheTreeFrog]

Hi, i'm a newbie, and I had some tree frogs given to me for my Birthday recently as i've always wanted some. they were labelled in the shop as African Tree Frogs, but when i googled this for some image comparisons, i can't find any african tree frogs that look similar. the most similar pics i have found has been European Tree frogs..can anyone please help me to confirm what they are? Also with identifying whether they are male or female, i have read that females do also croak but not as much...how can you be sure of the sex of your froggies...both of mine have croaked, but one is much more vocal than the other...would love to hear from anyone with any words of wisdom. hopefully i have attached some pics of them..??

[clintosaurus rex]

Hmm... looks like Hyla Cinerea or the American Green Tree Frog. It looks like because in the second pic, you can see the single white stripe going from its head to rump, and by the small spots. Not all H. cinerea have spots and/or have the stripe, and not all are green. One way to know for sure is the call of the frog, at least for a male. In the wild, if one tree frog calls, others will follow in pursuit. Some would describe it as a cowbell or a duck. They are from the South Eastern United States, and get no bigger than 2.5 inches. Many consider them the best beginner tree frog. I will leave the rest to you .

[Baelari]

Here's a link to a sound clip of an American Green Tree Frog croaking, for comparison.

http://herpsofarkansas.com/wiki/uplo...a/DS300033.mp3

[Kurt]

Its an American green treefrog, Hyla cinerea and the reason it looks similar to the European treefrog, Hyla arborea is because they are closely related. Care is very similar to that of Gray Tree Frogs, H. versicolor.

[MagickTheTreeFrog]

super, thank you very much for your help...yes they do sound like a duck quacking. they rarely croak together though. in this species is it only the males that croak as i know it is the case in the majority of frogs that it is just the male, but whilst trying to do some research online about tree frogs, one web page said that in tree frogs females can also be found to croak?